Undergarment



UNDERGARMENT Fiied June 27,1927 2 Sheets-Sheet INVENTOR li a J 502210215lam. W9 BY j JWM/mn ATTORNEYS March 12, 1929.

NESSES I 4;? 651 E. J. GOLDENBLUM UNDERGARMENT Filed June 27, 1927 2Sheets-Sheet 8 INVENTOR flva J Goldemlam BY M12;

ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 12, 1929.,

UNITED sTATEs EVA :r. GOLDENIBLUM, on NEW YORK, 1v. f.

UN DEBGARMENT.

Application filed June 27,1927. serial No. 201,635.

The present invention is concerned with the provision of a novel type ofladies undergarment adapted to serve; the three-fold purpose of abrassiere, bodice, and bloomer.

An object of the invention is to provide a comfortable, unitary,form-fitting garment,

of this character which will be of extremely inexpensive cons truction,which will be neat and attractive in appearance,- and which may wellserve as the sole necessary undergarment to be worn; during warm weather,BX-

cept of course, where a slip must bewo'rnwith a v y. s r dress- I Otherobj ects ofquite modest, due to its bust-confining and concealingfeature, and the closed crotch Another object is to provide a garmentwhich may be selectively worn as a closed bloomer or as a step-in withthe conventional side slits, the latter assuring coolness 1n warmweather.

Still another object of theinvention .15 to,

provide a garment having means tonpermit the ready etachable connectionof garters 5 including clasps for holding a sanitary bandage. Inthisconnectiomitis to be noted that'the garment whilej substantiallyformfitting, provides adequate room adj acent the crotchforaccom'moda'ting a bandage with-1 out discomfort to the'wearer andwithout distortion or staining of the garment; and that the side openingfeature permits the ready application or removal of both the bandage andits detachable supporting means without removing the garment itself.

With the above noted and other objects inv view, the invention consistscertain I novel features of construction andcombinations andarrangements of parts, as will-be ;more fully herei nafter set forth andpointed the invention are to provide a garment which will satisfy everysan1- taryf requirement, and at the same time be 1 bust.

out in the claims. The invention may. 1'

more fully understood from the following description in connection withthe accom- I panying drawings, wherein.

. Fig.1 is a front perspective view showing myimproved garment inapplied position.

F 1g. 2 1s a rear-perspective vlew thereof. Fig. 3 1s a fragmentaryperspect ve view showingthe garment openedon "the side to.

disclose the side fastening means.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View taken from the other side, and showing theclosed side of the garment partially unbuttoned toform a slit J orstep-in effect. o z Fig. 5. is an enlarged sectional detail throughthegarment crotch take-n approximately on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a transverse'sectional viewon the line 66 of Fig. 1'. 7, 7Fig. 7 is a greatlyenlarged sectional detail on the line 7 7 of Fig. 1.j v Fig. 8 is. a greatlyenlarged sectional detail on the line 8 8.ofFig. 1. I

. In the drawings Ihave used the reference character 10 to designategenerally the upper fine the bust ofa wearer inorder to accentuate theboyish lines now in vogue. From the portion of the garment which servesas a comstraps12 and is adapted to snugly fit and conbust to thewaistline, the garment is sub.'

stantially semi-form fitting, allowing'a cer 'tain comfortable freedomadjacent the waist.

Incidentally, the garment while supporting and flattening the bust,allows more comfortable breathing than the ordinarybras-i siere, clue tothe somewhat loose fit below the The entire garment is preferably- I Imade of inelastic material. a

p In some instances, part .-ioularly where the terial, I employ amodesty band 13 extending across the front gore of the bodice. Preferably, the modesty band includes one or two laminations of the samematerial'from which the body of the garment is made, andis attached atits ends onlyby the means of the garment is made of comparatively sheerma front gore; this modesty band extending directly across the bust andfurther aiding to confine the latter.

The lower drawers or bloomer portion 01 the garment snugly fit thewearers hips, but the leg portions fit loosely at their lower ends, sothat they will'in no way confine or restrict bending movements of thewearer. Preferably, these drawers terminate somewhat above the knee, andare cut loWerin-the back to permit greaterfreedom of movement. Thebodice formed of any suitable number of sections of material securedtogether by vertical lines of stitching, and the drawers which aresimilarly formed, are connected together by a waistline seam at 14' toprovidea unitary garment.

As best'seen in Fig. 3,the garment at one side may be open from the topto the bottom,

thebodice opening being closed by separable fasteners such as the hooksand eyes 15 and the drawers-opening at its lower end being closedbybuttons 16 and buttonholes 17, There is further provided adjacent thehip, a supplemental closure in the nature of a but ton 18 and associatedelastic strap 19.

The" hooks and eyes are borne by strips 20";"t-he hookfcarrying stripbeing sewed to theouter face of the garment, and the eyecarrying: stripbeing sewed to the inner face of the opposite end of the garment. 1

In this type of garment'it is'of course important that the uppermostfastener'be' arranged very close to the garment top. In-

asmuch as it is somewhat difiicult to provide a hook and eye at thisprecise point, I preferably employ a button 21 and elastic loop 22 atthe upper edges of the opening, the loop 22 being preferably anchored inplace by the;

sameline of stitching which secures the eyebearing strip 20, so thatthis strip and loop can be easily adjusted to accommodate differentsized wearers.

F or ordinary sanitarypurposes, the hooks and eyes remain closed, andthe two lower buttons 16 are opened. I have shown three of these buttonsnear the lower end of the garment. The elastic loop at 19 gives acertain amount of play when the garment is folded back for sanitarypurposes, and also assures correct movement of the open garment flapsback to normal position when the wearer rises from a sltting posture. Toadjust a bandage, all three buttons are opened.

tailored appearance.

The three buttons at each side of the garment at the bottom, also givethe garment a neat,

Corresponding in location and arrange- I ment to the buttons 16 arebuttons 16 and buttonholes 17 at the outside of the opposite leg. I Byvirtue of this arrangement, the drawers may either be worn with the sidebuttons closed, or the garment may be worn without'buttoning the twosets of three but tons, in which instance it will simulate incomfortably supported, and the operation of attaching or removing thebandage is not'only tion is the provision of small'inconspicioustapeloopsQt at both the front and rear median lines of the garmentadjacent the waistband to which bandage supporting garters 25 includingclasps 26 of conventional constructionmay be-attached. The loops are ofthe proper size to. prevent slipping of the safety pins which areconnectedto the'garters. These garters are preferably secured by 7safety pins 27 or other convenient'and'con ventional detachable securingmeans to the loops 24, so that the garters may berapidly removed whennot required, or when the arment is being laundered. Y .By clasping thetwo ends of the bandage 23- with the clasps 26, the bandage is securelyand I rendered extremely convenient and expeditious, but also much moresanitary and pleas- I ant than is the case where ordinary safety pinsare used. This is particularly true when us ing bandages of themedicated cellulose tex-- ture now commonly employed, which fre quentlyhave a tendency to snag in the pins; f

The fact that the garment may be fully opened at one side, also greatlyfacilitates and expedites theremoval and attachment of be supportedthereby. 7

Obviously, variouschanges and alterations both the garters and thedevices which may might be made in the general forum-and ar 0 rangementof the parts described without departing from the invention. I Hence'Idonot wish to limit myself to the details setforth, I but shall considermyself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall owithin the spirit and scope of tlrie; appended claims.

Iclaim: V I p 1. 'A union undergarment'ofthe class de'- scribedincluding a body encircling portionadapted to confine the bust andfittingloosely' from the bust to the waist, a drawers portion attachedto the body portion atthewaist line, said drawers portion snuglyfittingthe hips and at its lower end loosely fitting the -wearers legsabove the knee, said garment having a side opening extending from top tobottom, strlps of hooks and eyes secured to the body encircling portionof the gar'ment'alon'g the edges respectively of the body opening toclose the latter, and a button and elastic tape loop for closing theopening at theextreme top, said loop being secured by the line-ofstitches which holds one of the strips.

2: A union undergarment consjsting'of a body encircling section, adrawers section at tached to the body encircling section at the waistline, said garment having a side opening extending from top to bottom,coopera- 6 tive fasteners secured respectively along the edges of theopening to substantially close the latter, a modesty band concealed byand ex EVA J. GOLDENBLUM. I V

